Sir,—In relation to your recent article on the nineteenth-century Maynooth scientist Revd Nicholas Callan (HI 30.1, Jan./Feb. 2022), your readers may be interested in a reference to him which I recently encountered while researching the nineteenth-century Church of Ireland polemicist Revd John Duncan Craig. In Real pictures of clerical life in Ireland (London, 2nd edition, … Read more
Sir,—May I comment on the piece by Stephen Kelly (HI 30.2, March/April 2022)? It seems to me that throughout his political career Charles Haughey adhered to the Constitution enacted by the electorate, which pledged Ireland’s adherence to the principle of seeking the peaceful resolution of international disagreements as outlined in Article 29, and that he … Read more
Sir,—I had hoped that, as a result of the manner in which recent years’ public health measures have highlighted a natural discrepancy between politicians’ democratic ideals and the policies their governments may pursue in an emergency, we would hear no more about Michael Collins’s supposed formation of a ‘military dictatorship’ during the Civil War. The … Read more
Sir,—I wish to respond to Margaret Urwin’s letter in the last issue (HI 30.3, May/June 2022) on behalf of the Justice for the Forgotten/Pat Finucane Centre organisations. Now that the Legacy and Reconciliation Bill has been published, we believe it is all the more important that people understand what we are advocating in the Truth … Read more